I'm not sure. I can say that I generally aim for $5 for most black and white rough sketches when I am looking to commission. Color tends to add $1 to $5 more for some or even more for others. I'm poor, so I rarely splurge on color.

Are the pixel art things any bigger and resized down or is that the size they are made? If they aren't too much work, I guess $5(the magic number for a lot of buyers I think). Is it fair? I can't say. It's only worth what you can get people to pay for it.

The pixels are drawn that size. I was thinking about that price too since they're not too much work. Thankyou for the input! <:

Yeah Deviantart is kind of a terrible place for commissioners, it seems... they have nice-built-in systems to help artists sell commissions and they gouge those who use those systems with some 20-35% of their earnings taken by the site for the "convenience" of it all.. and then there are the point commissioners who drive prices down for everyone because they're too new or too unknown to actually get commissions at decent prices, or a lot of the time they're simply too young to buy stuff of their own so they collect points super slowly through commissions. >_<

Anyway, I think the best prices are ones that reflect what it takes you to finish such a piece. Though, by offering lower priced commissions, you can get more of your current audience buying them and potentially attracting more attention (and buyers) that way. :>

Me, I love all things retro but sprites are just super-low-fi versions of drawings. Sprites can be done fantastically with the right style and palette but most people seem to use them like an extension of their normal drawing style, which sort of cheapens them in my eyes. If the pixel art is just like a low-fi version of a normal drawing, I'd rather have the normal drawing. Maybe.. $10 for a sprite, but I feel like $15-20 is more fair for a character drawing.

If you do open for commissions, I'll certainly buy if the price is right~ ^^

It seems to be a way to make a profit from the many people on there who are too young to have Paypal, but who want to take commissions. I don't understand the point of taking a percentage of the earnings, the website managed fine before they introduced points. :v

Yes, that's seems like the best idea.

I've never thought of it like that! I tend to prefer to get a pixel from someone than a normal drawing, but that's because I've really gotten into pixel art lately. I see what you mean though!
I think $10 would be too much, I'd charge lower. Thankyou though!

The important thing is to charge a price you think is worth it. Personally when I've charged too low in the past, (for example those traditional pencil drawings which were like 15 points each wtf) I ended up not caring how they turned out because it wasn't worth the time I put into them. Whereas when I charge about £7 I put more effort and time into it so they get their money's worth.
I'd see how long it takes to draw them and then decide on a price per hour which you think is worth it. It's best to charge more then minimum wage since art isn't just something anyone can do (like working in mcdonalds). About £5 per hour is a reasonable price.

Oh yeah, I could understand that. That's why I'm going to charge more depending on ow complicated the character is, it's seems more fair to both me and the commissioner that a simple character is cheaper.
Thankyou! I've never thought of it like that. :v

Oh and here's some info you might want to look at: https://www.gov.uk/national-minimum-wage-rates

I would def love something from you :3 if you're new to commissions a lot of my friends started at the $5-$15 range and as their experience and customers grew so did their prices.

Aw, thankyou! That seems like a good price range. :3